Artist’s Guide To Pandora AMP

While traditionally artists needed to use a distributor such as TuneCore or CD Baby in order to get their music on a major streaming network, more services are allowing artists to post directly on their platforms. Here, we look at one example, the Pandora AMP service. ___________________________ Guest post by…

Improve Your Chances Of Getting Radio Play In 4 Steps

While many artists feel that playlist placement on platforms like Spotify have become the be all and end all when ti comes to exposure, terrestrial radio – from college to local indie stations – can still do a huge amount for getting your music in the spotlight. Here we look…

How You Can Become A Bandsintown Big Break Artist

As part of an ambitious fan data-driven emerging artist program, Bandsintown is identifying artists who have seen recent rapid growth and launching campaigns to give them maximum exposure. Here is a look at how the process works, and how you can become a Big Break Artist. ___________________________ Guest post from…

5 Ways Fans Can Help Music Chart

Getting your music to rank on one of the Billboard charts can often be the big break that helps kick an artists career up to the next level, and if you have a single or new album headed for release, there are a few things your fans can do for…

Introducing Instagram Story Lyrics

Once a platform focused exclusively on images, Instagram is embracing their expansion into the musical real with a recent update allowing users to easily add lyrics to their stories. _______________________ Guest post by Randi Zimmerman from the Symphonic Blog Instagram was once an app once based solely on imagery. Now,…

4 Crowdfunding Alternatives To PledgeMusic for Musicians

The demise of PledgeMusic left many musicians doubting the legitimacy of crowdfunding. But the music marketing experts that we’ve interviewed still strongly still believe in music crowdfunding even as they experiment with alternatives. Ariel Hyatt of Cyber PR offers four alternatives to PledgeMusic and examines the pros and cons of…

Creative Secrets For Stepping Up Your Instagram Game

If you’re looking to get a little more out of your Instagram stories, there are a number of creative features available that can help you boost your Instagram presence and capture the attention of fans. Here we look some great hacks for making you IG pop. __________________________ Guest post by…